What Remains: A Painting of Struggle and Seasons

This painting began in March 2025, as the snow melted and the days stretched longer. What I thought would be a straightforward plein air sketch turned into something much larger: a journey through the struggles of painting itself.

“What Remains” oil on 36”×36”×2” canvas 2025

There were moments when I nearly abandoned it. The forms felt heavy, the light slipped away, and the canvas seemed to resist me. Yet, much like driftwood tossed by water and weather, the painting carried on — shaped by time, by force, by patience.

As the months unfolded, so did the work. My plein air sketches in summer brought fresh energy, my studio practice added discipline, and my hikes offered memory as a guide. Slowly, the canvas became not only about driftwood on a shore, but about the persistence of painting through difficulty.

Completed in September 2025, What Remains carries both the weight of struggle and the quiet strength of resolution. It is a record of six months of painting, seasons shifting, and the resilience it takes to see something through.

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